# cavitand

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit.

## Etymology
From cavity + -and.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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